Jharkhand Election Results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: While Chief Minister Raghubar Das is trailing from Jamshedpur East, the gathbandhan's CM candidate Hemant Soren is leading Barhait and is in a close fight in Dumka. Coming on the back of below-par performances in Haryana and the failure to stay in government in Maharashtra, the results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections will be crucial for the ruling BJP. On the other hand, the Opposition alliance, led by Hemant Soren's JMM and which includes Congress and RJD, will look to unseat the saffron party and return to power in the tribal-dominated state.
While BJP has given a call for "abki baar 65 paar", important constituencies like Jamshedpur (East), Jamshedpur (West), Dumka, Latehar, Daltonganj, Chatarpur, Hussainabad, Chaibasa may prove decisive in which way the state will swing. The results of Jamshedpur East constituency will be keenly watched, where expelled BJP leader and former minister Saryu Rai contested as an Independent against Raghubar Das after the saffron party did not give him a ticket to contest elections. Apart from Das and Roy, Congress’ Gourav Vallabh and JVM’s Abhay Singh are also in the fray from the constituency. In Jamshedpur West, the BJP has fielded newcomer Devender Singh against Congress candidate and former MLA Banna Gupta. AIMIM and JVMP are also in the fray.
That Jharkhand should have a double-engine government — Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and Chief Minister Raghubar Das in Ranchi — for its growth has been the main narrative of the BJP in this Assembly election. JMM-Congress, meanwhile, has kept its campaign in Jharkhand state-centric.
Opposition chief ministerial candidate Hemant Soren, who is contesting from two constituencies -- Dumka and Barhait, is expected to win both the seats since the tribal-dominated region is considered a bastion of his father Shibu Soren and his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. However, in 2014 BJP made inroads in the region, winning seven of the 18 assembly seats and its leader Sunil Soren defeating Shibu Soren from Dumka.
In the 2014 Assembly elections, the BJP had bagged 37 seats and formed the government with alliance partner AJSU that won five seats. Six MLAs of the Babulal Marandi-led JVM-P joined the BJP soon after the elections. The JMM and the Congress won 17 and 6 seats, respectively.
Exit polls for the Assembly elections in Jharkhand have predicted a lead for the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance in the 81-member House. While the India Today-Axis survey has predicted that the Opposition alliance is likely to form the next government, the IANS-C Voter-ABP poll has predicted a hung Assembly. Both polls indicated that the All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) and the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajantrik) (JVM-P) is likely to win 3-5 seats each and could end up as “kingmakers”.
Less than seven months after it stormed back to power at the Centre with its highest tally in the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling BJP was swept out of power Monday in Jharkhand by the coalition of the JMM, Congress and RJD led by their chief ministerial candidate and JMM leader Hemant Soren. For the BJP, the defeat in Jharkhand is the loss of power in the fifth state in a year following the fall of its governments in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
The comprehensive defeat of the incumbent BJP in Jharkhand Monday by the regional alliance of JMM-Congress-RJD comes amid an economic slowdown and a nationwide ferment over the new citizenship law and the NRC. It also follows a below-expectation electoral performance in Maharashtra and Haryana — the party had to stitch up post-poll alliances to retain power in Haryana, and, in Maharashtra, it lost its ally Shiv Sena to the rival alliance after a failed bid at power. One comfort for the BJP is the narrow difference in vote share — while the JMM-Congress-RJD got 35.25 per cent of the vote, the BJP, fighting alone, got 33.5 per cent. Read more here
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav Tuesday congratulated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Hemant Soren on their alliance’s resounding victory in the Jharkhand elections. Yadav, who is serving a prison sentence in a fodder scam case, congratulated Soren through Twitter which is being handled by his office in consultation with his family. “Dear Hemant, many congratulations and blessings. Our desire is fulfilled. The great people of Jharkhand have ensured that the politics of arrogance and hypocrisy is going to be rejected everywhere. Thanks to Congress as well for their continued support. Johar Jharkhand,” his tweet read.
Raghubar Das loses Jharkhand East Seat to Independent candidate Saryu Roy by over 15,000 votes. Going by the final results, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance holds 47 seats, well above the 41-mark needed to form government in the 81-constituency assembly in Jharkhand. BJP could win only 25 seats.
The victory of JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is proving to be a major morale boost for the Congress, as the grand old party seeks to become relevant again in the political scenario after facing two successive defeats in Lok Sabha elections. Party leaders feel that BJP is not invincible and with like-minded allies in states, Congress would be able to defeat the Saffron power. Contrary to the BJP, which heavily campaigned on issues such as the CAA, NRC and building of Ram temple, Congress relied on more local issues of 'jal, jameen aur jangal', giving voice to problems faced by the adivasi community which forms nearly 26% population in the state.
(with PTI inputs)
Rebel BJP candidate Saryu Roy leading by 10000 votes from Jamshedpur East. Banna Gupta of Cong leading by 22500 votes in Jamshedpur West. Read on to find out how Saryu Roy changed the political equation in two seats.
Conceding defeat in the assembly elections, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday said it was his defeat, not of the BJP. “It is not BJP’s defeat, it is my defeat,” Das told reporters at a press conference in Ranchi. As per the latest trends available on the Election Commission website, Das was trailing BJP rebel candidate and former minister Saryu Roy by over 10,000 votes in Jamshedpur (East) constituency. The BJP was leading on 25 seats while JMM led alliance was ahead on 45 seats in the 81-member Assembly. Read full story
The BJP on Monday attributed its loss in the Jharkhand assembly polls to "local issues", and said "internal strife" also appeared to have a significant impact in the state, where the JMM-Congress alliance is set to form the government. Party spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the BJP will analyse in detail factors for the loss in the state but added that the lack of an alliance against a united opposition also had a role. "Inability of local leadership to convince the electorate for repeat of the mandate and internal strife within the party also appeared to have a significant fallout. A detailed analysis will be done," he said.
Credited with sending two former chief ministers to jail, expelled BJP leader and former minister Saryu Roy is set to send outgoing Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das packing from the prestigious Jamshedpur (East) seat. According to latest trends, the three-time BJP MLA, who has often led indirect attacks on Das, is leading by a margin of 8,000 votes and has garnered 43 per cent of the vote share. Read full story
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das tenders his resignation to Governor Draupadi Murmu at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. After resigning, Das wrote on Twitter: "I have submitted my resignation to meet the Honorable Governor. Thanks to the 1.25 billion people of Jharkhand. With your blessings, I got a chance to work for the prosperity of Jharkhand for five years."
With Jharkhand joining the growing list of states slipping out of BJP's rule, the party now governs mere 35 per cent of the country's landmass in comparison to over 71 per cent during its peak in 2017 when it was in power in the entire Hindi-speaking heartland.
Its string of losses in states despite the massive victory in the April-May Lok Sabha elections may force the party's top brass to revisit its strategy for the assembly polls as it prepares for the upcoming battles in Delhi and Bihar. The percentage of population being governed by the BJP in the states, either on its own or with its allies, now stands at around 43 per cent from over 69 per cent two years back, data analysis show.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated JMM leader Hemant Soren for the victory in the state assembly polls and extended his best wishes. "Congratulations to Hemant Soren and the JMM-led alliance for the victory in the Jharkhand polls. Best wishes to them in serving the state," he said.
Given below are the partywise trends for Jharkhand elections results. Out of the 81 seats, results for 33 seats have been declared. BJP has emerged victorious in 9 seats, whereas JMM-Congress won 12 seats.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren is set to return for a second stint as Jharkhand Chief Minister as he emerges victorious in Barhait with 73,534 votes and in Dumka with 80,589 votes.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren is set to return for a second stint as Jharkhand Chief Minister after latest trends showed the alliance led by his party, which also includes Congress and RJD, leading on 43 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly. For the BJP, the loss in Jharkhand joins a string of poor performances by the saffron party in state elections in the past one year. Besides being recently outwitted by the Congress-Shiv Sena-NCP combine in Maharashtra, BJP has lost major states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, while failing to gain a simple majority in Haryana. Read full story here
Congress leader Chidamabaram took a jab at BJP's defeat in Jharkhand elections and wrote on Twitter: "Dented in Haryana, Denied in Maharashtra, Defeated in Jharkhand. That is the story of the BJP in 2019."
After JMM-Cong-RJD alliance raced ahead in Jharkhand polls, Home Minister Amit Shah wrote on Twitter, "We respect the mandate given by the people of Jharkhand. We express our heartfelt gratitude to the people for the opportunity given to BJP to serve the state for five years." Claiming that BJP would remain committed to the development of the state, Shah congratulated all party workers for their tireless hard work.
Out of 12 seats where results have been declared, JMM and BJP are at par and have won four seats each. JMM's Jagarnath Mahto, Niral Purty and Jobha Majhi emerged victorious from Dumri, Mahjganon and Manoharpur seats, respectively. Whereas, BJP clinched Chandankyari, Khunti and Torpa seats. Congress won 3 seats—Bermo, Jagannathpur and Kolebira constituencies whereas, AJSU secured Gomia constituency.
On Jharkhand election result turnout in favour of JMM-Congress-RJD, Sharad Pawar said that BJP used financial might to retain power in Jharkhand but the people there rejected it. Claiming that people in the state have given a befitting reply to the BJP which would talk of "anyhow" forming the next government in the state. "Situation in Jharkhand is different from other states. It is an adivasi-dominated state, poverty is more. In such a situation, the BJP tried to use financial strength to retain power. But I am happy the people of Jharkhand have not accepted (the BJP). I want to thank the people of Jharkhand," Pawar said.
BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda has secured its second victory in Khunti seat with 58,987 votes. Munda raced ahead of JMM's Sushil Pahan with a margin of nearly 26, 327 votes.
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar Monday said that Jharkhand results show people are with non-BJP parties
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Monday congratulated Hemant Soren for his victory in Jharkhand. She said that the elections were held amid CAA and NRC protests. "This is a verdict in favour of citizens," she added.
JMM leader and chief ministerial candidate Hemant Soren addressing a press conference in Ranchi, said, "Today is the last day of the election process. I want to thank people of Jharkhand for the mandate in favour of JMM. It is a joyous day for the people of the state and I'll ensure to take on the responsibility of fulfilling the desires of the people of the state. Today, the time has come to fulfil all your demands. I took part in the polling process with the help of Congress and RJD and I want to thank my "Guruji" (referring, to this father, Shibu Soren), Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sonia and all my allies."
Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP candidate Raghubar Das, who is trailing from Jamshedpur East seat against Independent candidate Saryu Roy told news agency ANI, “I am hopeful that result will be in our favour. I am waiting for the final results. BJP will accept the people’s mandate.”
In the first victory announced in Jharkhand elections, BJP's Koche Munda has won the Torpa seat with a margin of 9,630 votes. Sudeep Guria from Congress was trailing with 33,647 votes was unable to secure the seat.
Hemant Soren who is the Chief Ministerial candidate for the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is seen riding a bicycle at his residence in Ranchi. He is currently leading in both the constituencies—Dumka and Barhait—where he has contested from.
Hemant, a santhal, has been projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the JMM-Congress-RJD opposition. With BJP battling anti-incumbency wave in the state, Hemant’s carefully stitched together alliance with Congress and RJD seems to have paid rich dividends for the Mahagathbandhan. Hemant is presently leading from both Dumka and Barhait by a significant margin. Read more
After 12 rounds, Mahua Majhi of JMM is ahead by 414 votes in Ranchi city constituency, against 5 time MLA and Urban Affairs minister CP Singh. This will be huge if it holds true, because last time she lost by around 50,000 votes.
Independent candidate Saryu Roy is leading from Jamshedpur (East) constituency against Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, who has secured 24,908 votes. Roy has got 32,392 votes as per the latest trends.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s dwindling political fortunes seem to have received a shot in the arm, with the Hemant Soren-led Opposition coalition posing a formidable challenge to the ruling BJP in the tribal-dominated state. As per the Election Commission’s latest figures, the JMM-Congress-RJD combine has maintained a lead in as many as 44 seats, which is more than the majority mark in the 81-member House. This puts the spotlight back on 44-year-old Hemant Soren, who is the son of former Union minister and tribal leader Shibu Soren. Having faced a drubbing in the previous Assembly elections, including most recently in this year’s Lok Sabha elections (his father lost from Dumka), the bespectacled JMM chief, while talking to the Indian Express, had exuded confidence in winning back people’s trust. Read full story
While the ruling BJP in Jharkhand seems to be staring at another loss in the state elections, more affected are Babulal Marandi of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) and Sudesh Mahto of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), who were touted to be kingmakers after exit polls had predicted a hung assembly. However, as JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has pulled up in the race with a lead after securing 45 seats, hovering close to the majority mark. AJSU has secured four seats, whereas, JVM has won three seats.
As per latest trends, JMM-led 3 party alliance in 45 seats, ahead of the majority mark in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly; whereas, BJP is leading in 25 seats. JMM is likely to pull up in at least eight more seats— — Potka, Sarai Kala, Gandey, Giridin, Ramghar, Jama, Dumba Simdega— with a huge margin.
Kunal Sarangi , the JMM MLA who joined BJP in October is trailing by 39,000 votes in Baharagora seat. Kunal was one of the young faces of JMM who was personally being mentored by Hemant Soren. This definitely has a huge message.
Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut also hit out at the BJP, saying tribals and the poor people of Jharkhand have rejected the Amit Shah-led party. Talking to reporters, he said Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah worked vigorously in Jharkhand to win the (Assembly) election in that state. "Speeches were delivered saying the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will help Jharkhand. Still, the poor and adivasis of Jharkhand have rejected the BJP. The figures show the Congress and JMM will form government there," Raut said. "I think there is a need (for the BJP) to introspect why they have lost Jharkhand after Maharashtra," he added.
The Shiv Sena also hit out at the BJP, with which it recently severed ties at the Centre and in Maharashtra, saying the Jharkhand Assembly poll trends show people are not buying the Amit Shah-led party's politics based on sentimental issues like the National Register of Citizens. It also said that the BJP needs to introspect on its performance in Jharkhand after Maharashtra. "They (BJP) earlier told people they will play politics of development, but are now engaging people in sentimental issues to distract their attention from the real issues...They seem to have been hit by raising of issues like the NRC," Kayande said. (PTI)
As trends for the Jharkhand Assembly elections showed the Congress-JMM alliance ahead of the ruling BJP, the NCP on Monday said people of Jharkhand have demolished the "arrogance" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the saffron party president Amit Shah. (PTI)
JMM leader Hemant Soren is leading from Barhait. In Dumka he is trailing behind the BJP by nearly a margin of 500 votes. In the picture, Hemant Soren with wife Kalpana and sister Anjali
Congress coordinator for Jharkhand polls Ajay Sharma said this is the defeat of BJP's corruption and its arrogance. “BJP gave tickets to corrupt candidates whom the people rejected. The Congress kept the focus on people's issues and articulated common man's problems which the BJP failed to solve,” Sharma said. (PTI)
All India Congress Committee in-charge for Jharkhand, RPN Singh said, "We will form the government as we fought the elections for the people of the state by raising issues that affect their lives and livelihoods. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah tried to divert the attention of the people away from fundamental issues but the people did not get swayed." Reiterating that Hemant Soren of the JMM will be the chief minister as declared earlier, Singh said the Jharkhand results are a defeat of BJP's "arrogance and diversionary tactics".
The resentment among the influential tribal population, who form 26 per cent of the electorate in Jharkhand, against the ruling BJP seems to have worked in favour of the JMM as trends showed the saffron party leading only in five of the 18 seats in the Santhal Pargana region. Read more
In Jamshedpur West, newcomer Devender Singh from the BJP is leading by over 5000 votes against Congress candidate and former MLA Banna Gupta.
AJSU party's Sudesh Mahto is now leading in Silli seat by 10400 votes, JMM's Seema Devi is trailing.
Independent candidate Saryu Rai is leading from Jamshedpur (East) constituency against Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Das, the BJP candidate, has secured 13,708 votes while Roy got 14,479 votes so far. Roy, a former Jharkhand minister, had quit the Raghubar Das cabinet and the BJP after he was denied a ticket from Jamshedpur (West) seat, from where he had won in the 2014 polls.
Apart from Congress-JMM-RJD alliance and BJP, the other two parties in the fray are Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) and All Jharkhand Students’ Union Party (AJSU), who are contesting independently. Many exit polls have predicted that the two parties could end up as 'kingmakers' in case the BJP and the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance fail to cross 41 seats on their own. Read more
Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das is now trailing. Independent candidate Saryu Rai is leading by 771 votes.
JMM's Hemant Soren is leading from Dumka seat by 2463 votes and Barhait by 8616 votes.
"We were confident that Jharkhand will give clear majority to our alliance. Trends are good but I won't make comment until the final result. We've clearly said that Hemant Soren will be CM candidate of our alliance," Congress's Jharkhand in-charge, RPN Singh said.
BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the nationwide protests against citizenship law bear no impact on Jharkhand election results. When asked if the results will be a litmus test for the protests, Chouhan said, "No such question arises. State elections are fought on issues concerning the state."
Christmas seemed to have come early at the Congress headquarters on Monday with party workers bursting crackers and distributing sweets as trends for the Jharkhand assembly elections showed the Congress-JMM alliance ahead of the ruling BJP. "People have voted for change," Congress spokesperson Pranav Jha told reporters at the Congress office, anticipating a victory for the opposition alliance. (PTI)
Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das, whose party is trailing in the leads, refused to concede defeat in the polls. 'These trends are not the final word. There are more rounds of counting to be held. It will not be correct to comment on these trends. I will hold a press conference later in Ranchi. Had Saryu Rai caused damage, I would not have received the votes, which I did so far. Let me clearly state that we're not only winning but we'll also form govt under the leadership of BJP in the state.,' as reported by news agency ANI.
Tejashwi Yadav, whose party RJD, is contesting the elections in alliance with Congress and JMM expressed confidence of winning the polls. "There is going to be a clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in this election. We have fought elections under the leadership of Hemant Soren. He is going to be the Chief Minister," he said, reported news agency ANI.
Among the seats that the BJP is leading are Baghmara, Barhi, Bishunpur, Dumka, Jamshedpur (West), Pakur, Panki, Potka, Simdega, Torpa, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Ramgarh, Daltonganj, Dhanbad, Giridih and Bhawanathpur.
The JVM(P) is contesting all 81 seats alone. It was part of the Opposition alliance in the Lok Sabha elections and contested two seats but lost both. In the 2014 Assembly election, JVM(P) contested 73 seats alone and won eight, with vote share of around 10 per cent. According to EC data, JVM(P) secured votes ranging from 8,700 to 26,000 in eight ST constituencies where they did not win — much more than the margin of votes of the winning candidates. In 2015, six of the eight JVM(P) MLAs joined the BJP, stating that the legislative party had merged. The Assembly tribunal upheld the merger, and the matter is in the High Court.
Incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das is leading by 1,107 votes from Jamshedpur East seat. Meanwhile, in Dumka, Hemant Soren is trailing behind Minister Louis by nearly 8,000 votes even as maintains a lead in Barhet, Jharkhand.
"The results are not as per our expectation. We will have to accept people's mandate. We will play the role which people's mandate has given us. Let the results come, then we will sit and discuss what to do," JVM(P)'s candidate from Dhanwar, Babulal Marandi said, reported news agency ANI. Babulal Marandi is leading from Dhanwar seat by 2,841 votes.
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What do the early voting trends suggest?
Silli: JMM's Seema Devi leading over AJSU's Sudesh Mahto. Dhullu Mahto of BJP leading from Baghmara. Purnima Singh of Congress leading from Jharia.
As per insiders, the ruling party faces four major challenges — “anti-BJP sentiment” among tribals, the image of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, induction of leaders with criminal cases and issues arising out of ticket distribution. The BJP had intially campaigned on the issues such as Article 370, Ram Temple and Triple Talaq and the focus shifted to the Citizenship Amendment Act in the later phases. The Opposition raised local issues such as lack of employment, water scarcity and the protection of “jal, jungle, zameen”.